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1.1.1. Service Selection Matrix

  • Concept: Map common requirements to specific Azure AI services
  • Purpose: Quickly identify the right service for any scenario
  • Benefit: Avoid over-engineering and unnecessary costs
Comparative Table: Requirements to Services
RequirementServiceWhy This Service
Detect adult content in imagesAzure Vision Image AnalysisPre-built content moderation, no training
Extract text from scanned documentsAzure Document IntelligenceOCR with structure extraction
Build conversational AIAzure OpenAI + Bot FrameworkLLM for understanding + delivery framework
Extract insights from videoAzure AI Video IndexerSpecialized video analysis (face, speech, topics)
Translate documents with formattingAzure TranslatorDocument translation preserves layout
Custom image classificationAzure Custom VisionTrain on domain-specific images
Extract receipt dataDocument Intelligence (Receipt)Pre-built model for receipts
Detect PII in textAzure LanguagePre-built PII detection